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.M. ARMSTRONG I TELEPHONE STAND Filed Aug. 15, 1923 2 Sheets-$het 1 f mififl M1 h m I 'KEZ Wnumu; m '1 Hi) MI. Avmsi gc I ATTORNEY.

0a. 20, 1925- M. ARMSTRONG TELEPHONE STAND Filed Au 13, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.- .Armsirong ATTORNEY.

Patented Oct. 20, 1925.

UNITED stares 1,557,545 PATENT OFFICE.

MAUDE ARMSTRONG, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

TELEPHONE STAND.

Application filed August 13, 1923. Serial No. 657,104.

stand and it is an object of the same to provide means for holding the receiverin con venient position thereby obviating the necessity of laying down the work in hand and lifting the receiver and also doing away with the necessity of holding the receiver while waiting for connect-ions, etc.; also to pro.- vide a convenient means for making and breaking connection; also to provide in connection with the stand an amplifier which will enable the user to hear. without holding the receiver close to his ear; also to keep out outside noises when using in noisy places, and to enable those slightly deaf to hear over the telephone by keeping out such noises and amplifying the sounds coming over. the telephone.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, which are made a part hereof and on which similar reference characters indicate similar parts, a

Figure 1 is a front elevation of my device,

Figure 2, a plan,

Figure 3, a detail of a blank entering into the construction of the amplifier,

Figure 4, a sectional detail of the outer or forward edge of the amplifier,

Figure 5, a view partly in section illustrating the means for holding the receiver on the stand, 7

Figure 6, a detail of a blank of part of the means for making and breaking con nection, and

Figure 7, a plan of such means in its con1- pleted form.

In the drawings reference character 10 indicates a telephone of ordinary form having a mouth piece 11 and a hook 12 by means of which the receiver 13 is ordinarily supported when the telephone is not in use, this hook serving also to make and break the connection, as usual.

A sleeve 14 surrounds the upright post of the telephone and has projecting to one side a finger 15 adapted for engagement by the thumb and finger of the operator. The sle v s a m l t 16 .gFisen g n the shank of the hook 12 and is iprovided at its ends with holes 17 to receive. oneor more bolts 18 for holding the sleeve in place.

- A lining 19 of felt is interposed betweenthe post and sleeve to prevent friction between the parts. The sleeve isshown in open position i. e. in the position assumed when the telephone is in use, in Figure 1, and carries at its front side an inscription which as here shown mayfread Dont leave open.

As will be evident when the telephone is to be used the thumb will be pressedagainst the finger 15 to turn the sleeve in counterclockwise direction about the post where upon the hook rises and the inscription comes into view. When the conversation terminates the index finger of the user will be in convenient position to engage theother side of finger 15 and turn the sleeve to lower the hook. and move the inscription out of sight or approximately so.

A sheet metal bracket 20 has a rearward extension in the form of an ear 21 secured to the upper end of the telephone by a screw 22 forming part of the usual pivot for the mouthpiece. The ear connecting the bracket 20 and the post may be integral with the bracket but preferably is hinged as indicatedfat .24 so that the receiver may be swung back out of the way of the user or into convenient position for another person to use it without moving the stand. This bracket also has an extension 23 bent at an angle of 15 degrees and adapted. to support the receiver at its extreme end. .It will be noted that the bracket 20 is extended to the right-to partially counterbalance the weight of the receiver and connected parts and the extension at this side may be weighted to accentuate this action.

A blank 25 (Fig. 3) provides an amplifier for the receiver as well as means for holding it in place on the stand. For this purpose the blank is bent to bring the holes 26 into registering relation and rivets or other holding means are provided to secure the parts in position to surround and engage closely with the ear piece 27 of the receiver. The forward end of the amplifier of this form is provided with a rim 28. of rubber orfabric such as felt. It will be noted that the rim is so shaped as to fit snugly about the ear and against the head' so that the user may position it in a manner to exclude external sounds although it'is intended to be large a as a? a awe phone sufliciently so that it Will not be necessary to keep the head close to the receiver in the course of a'conve rsation.

The blank 25 has an arm 29 adapted to extend parallel to the body of the receiver and at its rear end has a pair of fingers 3O arranged to be clamped about the shank of the receiver close to its neck and connected rivets 31 or the like. The arm ofthe blank is provided with a slot 32 located underneath the receiver and arranged toregister with a hollow in the armf23. A bolt 33 passes through the hole and the" s1ot and isprovi'ded \vith a thumb nut 34; means o'f'which the parts can be held securely to", gether, adjustability being provided by means of thes lot so that thereceiver can moved further from or closer to the mouth piece in an obvious manner; 7

As Will be evident to {those skilled the art my device may be modified in various ways Without departing from the spirit or the invention and therefore I do not limit myself to the specific device shown in the drawings and described in the specification but only as indicated in the appended claims.

Having thus fully tlescriliedmy said invention, what 1 claimfas new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A telephone stand'comprising an amplifier surrounding thejear piece or the telephone receiver havingfan extending reariva-rdly therefrom and secu'redto the rear end of t 1e receiver, a hinged bracket pivoted on the post of the telephone, means for connecting said bracket to said arm with the receiverin front-ofthe telephone mouth; piece and spaced from one side thereof, arid means for adjusting thearmrelatively to the bracket to vary such spacing, substai tie-11y asset forth. V t

Ina telfplione stand, a'device comprising a sheet metal blankhaving arms adapted tobe-be'nt about the ear piece of the receiver to form an amplifier, a slotted arm extending rearivardly therefrom, fingers atthe rear end ofthe armv adapted to be 'bent I about the shaft of the receiver tosecure the amplifier in place, and a bracketaclapted to connected to said arm and tothe ostof a telephone for supporting the receiver, substantially as set forth. i

3. In a telephone stand, an amplifier sure rounding the ear piece of the receiver and having a cupped elliptical forward edge to match the contour of the head, a protecting rim about the forward edge ofthe amplifier, and a hinged bracket pivoted to the post of the telephone and adjustably connected to said amplifier for holding the receiver in place, substantially as set forth.

.4. A device of the class described comprising a bracket, an element pivot-ally supporting said bracket to swing a substantially horizontal plane, and a second element {at justably and, pivotally supported by said bracket, said bracket having a counterbalancin-g portion extending on the opposite side of its supporting element, substantially as set forth, k 'i 5. A device of the class described comprising a' pivotably mounted supporting clement,"a bracket pivotally carried by said element to swing in a substantially horizontal plane, and secondelement adjustably and pivotally supported by said bracket, said bracket having one end extended beyond its supporting pivot to form a counterweight, substantially as set forth.

6. A device for supporting the receiver of a telephone in operative position comprising an ear supported on a horizontal pivot on the telephone :post,a bracket pivoted on said at to sivingin a substantially horizontal plane, said bracket comprising a body'men her aving one end portion eitte idi ig at 7 an angle of substantially 45 and bent upwardly for supporting the receiver of the telephone, and means for adjustably sup ort ng a re.- ceiver 0 1 said end po r tion, s u stantially setfor'thf '5' A support for a telephone receiver comprising a bracket having an element pivot-- ally secured to the post of the telephone, a second element pivotally supported by said first mentioned element tosyving in a sub stantia-lly horizontal plane, said last n ention ed element-having an angular forwardly extending portion with meaiis'for supporta receiver carried thereby, substantially as'forth. i V

\ In witness whereof, I have hereunto setiny hand and seal at Denver, Colorado this 7th day of August, A. D. nineteen h indred and twenty-three.

' MAUDE ARMSTRONG. ts] 

